Louie Educate, a sophomore forward on the Utica College men’s hockey team, was named a first-team Division III All-American on Thursday.

Educate, who is from Chicago, was announced as a CCM Hockey first-team pick from the East region at a student-athlete banquet honoring the national semifinalists in Lake Placid.

Educate leads UC with 35 points on 17 goals and 18 assists. Educate, a transfer from Nicoles College in Dudley, Mass., was the only all-american selection for UC, which plays Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 7:30 p.m. Friday in a semifinal at Herb Brooks Arena.

The other semifinalists – Eau Claire, Oswego State and Norwich – each had three all-american selections. Oswego’s Paul Rodriques was the Division III player of the year and Eau Claire coach Matt Loen was honored as the coach of the year.

Norwich and Oswego State play at 4 p.m. Friday with the winner meeting either Utica or Eau Claire at 7 p.m. in the Division III national championship.